Legal Question in Legal Ethics in California

Paycheck

Can you hold money from an partner/employees' paycheck to pay a debt which that person owes the company that they have not paid off in months?


Asked on 3/08/07, 1:18 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Robert F. Cohen Law Office of Robert F. Cohen

Re: Paycheck

Unless there's a written agreement to do so, the answer is "no". No money may be withheld from wages except taxes and benefits.

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Answered on 3/21/07, 5:33 pm


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